All About Color #BC9CC9

#BC9CC9

About #BC9CC9

#BC9CC9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BC9CC9. In RGB it is red 188, green 156, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 6%, 22%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.40:1 on white and 8.74:1 on black.

#BC9CC9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 9C, C9
CMYK6.47%, 22.39%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal188, 156, 201
HSL283°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal274, 234, 311
HSV (HSB)282.67°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011100, 11001001
CIE-L*AB68.52, 20.02, -18.65
RGB Percent73.73%, 61.18%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH68.52, 27.36, 317.03
XYZ43.17, 38.69, 60.45
CIE-L*UV68.52, 14.91, -31.81
xyY0.30, 0.27, 38.69
Hunter-Lab62.20, 15.05, -14.09
RYB73.73%, 61.18%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC9CC9 on a dark background: contrast 8.74:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC9CC9 on a light background: contrast 2.40:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC9CC9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC9CC9 · #E4D8E9 · #9461A8 · #A9C99C · #DDE9D8

Analogous palette

#9CA9C9 · #A69CC9 · #BC9CC9 · #C99CBF · #C99CA9

Triadic palette

#BC9CC9 · #C9BC9C · #9CC9BC · #E4D8E9 · #E9E4D8

Tetradic palette

#BC9CC9 · #C9A69C · #A9C99C · #9CBFC9 · #9461A8

Monochromatic palette

#734884 · #9B6BAE · #BC9CC9 · #DECEE4 · #F4EFF6

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